[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 127 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H8180]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          FRENCH NUCLEAR TESTS

  (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, one of my dear colleagues and former 
member from the other side of the aisle said to me, ``Eni, if you want 
to make a point and to make sure that an Embassy here in Washington 
gets your attention--just make it a point by coming to the well of this 
Chamber and share your concerns with your colleagues and the American 
people.''
  Mr. Speaker, I have got good news and bad news. The good news is that 
the President of France and his military advisors are beginning to feel 
the pinch whereby consumers all over the world are refusing to purchase 
French goods and products to protest France's recently announced policy 
to explode eight more nuclear bombs in the middle of the Pacific Ocean 
beginning next month on the Moruroa Atoll.
  The bad news is that the French Government has now announced it will 
explode its first nuclear bomb explosion this month because there has 
been such a tremendous support from ordinary people and leaders of 
countries throughout the world condemning French nuclear testing.
  Mr. Speaker, I suggest that the charismatic and dashing President of 
France to quit playing God with the lives of millions of men, women, 
and children who live in the Pacific. President Chirac should spend 
more time to resolve France's serious unemployment at 12 percent, 
rather than proving France's nuclear capability.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues and our citizens all over America to 
join other world citizens by refusing to buy French goods and products.
  Shame on you France, shame on you for reintroducing a nuclear arms 
race again--we do not need it and I believe the good people of France 
do not want it.

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